2023 Best Value Public Policy Schools in Texas
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Public Policy School for You
In 2020-2021, 305 degrees and certificates were awarded to public policy students who went to a Texas college or university. This makes it the #129 most popular major in the state.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Public Policy Schools in Texas to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Texas to see which programs offered the best value experiences for public policy students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Texas Schools for Affordable Quality in Public Policy
Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas at Austin the best value school in Texas for public policy students. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.
UT Austin undergraduate students pay an average of $11,752 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
UT Austin also took the #2 spot in our Best Public Policy Schools in Texas rankings.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Public Policy Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $12,204 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Texas A&M College Station is ranked #4 for overall quality for public policy in Texas.
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The excellent programs at University of Houston helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best public policy schools in Texas. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public school with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UH are $9,699 per year.
UH also claimed a spot on our Best Public Policy Schools in Texas list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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The excellent programs at The University of Texas at Arlington helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best public policy schools in Texas. UT Arlington is a fairly large public school located in the city of Arlington.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UT Arlington are $11,727 a year.
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The excellent programs at The University of Texas at Dallas helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best public policy schools in Texas. Located in the city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UT Dallas are $14,564 a year. On average, public policy graduates from UT Dallas take out $19,062 in student loans while working on their degree.
UT Dallas also claimed a spot on our Best Public Policy Schools in Texas list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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Baylor University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value public policy programs. Baylor is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Waco.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Baylor are $50,232 a year.
Baylor excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Public Policy Schools in Texas list.
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Southern Methodist University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Public Policy Schools in Texas list. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Dallas.
SMU undergraduate students pay an average of $60,236 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
SMU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Public Policy Schools in Texas list.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 233 |
| Oklahoma | 28 |
| New Mexico | 7 |
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Public Policy Related Majors for Public Policy
Public Policy is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to Public Policy
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Social Work | 58,326 |
| Public Administration | 16,905 |
| Human Services | 13,238 |
| Community Organization & Advocacy | 3,096 |
| Other Public Administration | 588 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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